Another reason to get rid of aluminum bats

[SAump]

Beckett hit in the head Added: 04/10/1000:244/10/10: Josh Beckett is hit in the head by David DeJesus' single but stays in the game

[MrUmpire]

Is there any other sport in which high school and college teams play with equipment so substantially different and illegal in the pro version?

[pastordoug]

Had a game 2 years ago, AAU National Tournament @ Cooperstown. Pitcher took one in the head (I was in C) and I thought it killed him... The ball continued in flight to the outfield where the left fielder caught it. I reacted to the pitcher getting hit and killed the play (I really thought the worst). Happy to report that pitcher was ok (call it a miricle). One of the worst, and hopefully the last, plays I have been part of.

[UmpJM]

Pastordoug,

Did you call the out on the catch?

JM

[pastordoug]

Yes, out on catch.... Might have had more outs if I hadn't killed the play because we had others on base. But my first instinct was for the pitchers safety.

[TwoBits]

I am the original poster. This past weekend at a tournament I was officiating an 11 year old pitcher was hit by a line drive on the cheekbone. His cheek split open and his face became a bloody mess. It lloked like he would need several stitches. Hopefully it did not break a bone in his face.

[UMP25]

Originally Posted by Kevin Finnerty

Well, my point is that there are a mere handful of high school players, who can hit a ball as hard as even a common major leaguer, no matter what they're using.

Is that with or without steroids, Kevin?

[grunewar]

Chris Jakubauskas of Pittsburgh Pirates on 15-day disabled list with concussion after being hit in head with line drive - ESPN

Oh yeah, wood bat....

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by grunewar

Oh yeah, wood bat....

I was thinking the same thing.

Peace

[MrUmpire]

Originally Posted by grunewar

Oh yeah, wood bat....

Oh yeah, Major League baseball player...

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by MrUmpire

Oh yeah, Major League baseball player...

You are right. No one else but Major League players could be hit in the head. I will keep that in mind the next time I see a high school player that throws in the 90s. One is playing on the Red Sox right now that I once had. Or better yet, I have never seen a college player throw that hard either.

Peace

[MrUmpire]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

You are right. No one else but Major League players could be hit in the head. I will keep that in mind the next time I see a high school player that throws in the 90s. One is playing on the Red Sox right now that I once had. Or better yet, I have never seen a college player throw that hard either.

Peace

Once again you have shown you either can't read or don't read. No where in my post do I suggest such a thing. I suggest that wood bats in the hands of HS players would not result in pitcher's getting drilled as often. Further I will suggest that if MLB players played with metal, pitchers would get drilled more often.

But only a semi-illiterate would come to the conclusion you did.

A mind is a terrible thing to waste, Mr. Rutledge, but in your case, whether you use it or waste it, the result appears to be the same.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by MrUmpire

Once again you have shown you either can't read or don't read. No where in my post do I suggest such a thing. I suggest that wood bats in the hands of HS players would not result in pitcher's getting drilled as often. Further I will suggest that if MLB players played with metal, pitchers would get drilled more often.

But only a semi-illiterate would come to the conclusion you did.

A mind is a terrible thing to waste, Mr. Rutledge, but in your case, whether you use it or waste it, the result appears to be the same.

It is clear you cannot take a position without getting personal. This is very typical of a man that is not confident in merit of his position.

Secondly, this could happen to anyone if the ball is hit back at them and that is the point. And I am not the only one making this point or sees why this would only apply to aluminum bats. But then again, I guess all of us are stupid because we do not have "Mr." on the front of our name. And the only reason this happens I guess if I use your logic, is the speed of the ball coming off the bat. I guess every kid has equal ability to react to the ball coming back at them too. Or better yet, has the pitching mechanics to allow them to react appropriately. Then again, I forgot who I was talking to.

Peace

[MrUmpire]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I guess all of us are stupid
Peace

No, not all of you.

Good bye Mr. Rutledge, you will be keeping KF company on the ignore list.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by MrUmpire

No, not all of you.

Good bye Mr. Rutledge, you will be keeping KF company on the ignore list.

LOL!!!!

Thanks for showing us all that your point of view is ignorant.

BTW, put me on your little list. If you were a man, you would not need a list to behave the way you want to. Just shows you are not that and never will be.

Peace